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| 'Ruthless' paedophile convicted | 'Ruthless' paedophile convicted |
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| A 69-year-old Jersey man has been found guilty of 15 charges of child abuse. | A 69-year-old Jersey man has been found guilty of 15 charges of child abuse. |
| Claude Donnelly from St Brelade was found guilty of 10 counts of indecent assault, procuring an act of gross indecency and four counts of rape. | Claude Donnelly from St Brelade was found guilty of 10 counts of indecent assault, procuring an act of gross indecency and four counts of rape. |
| The jury at the Royal Court returned a unanimous verdict on all but one of the indecent assault charges after retiring for nearly three hours. | The jury at the Royal Court returned a unanimous verdict on all but one of the indecent assault charges after retiring for nearly three hours. |
| At an earlier trial Donnelly was found guilty of raping and indecently assaulting a teenage girl in the 1980s. | At an earlier trial Donnelly was found guilty of raping and indecently assaulting a teenage girl in the 1980s. |
| Outside the Royal Court, Det Supt Mick Gradwell, who is in charge of the island's historic abuse inquiry, described Donnelly as a "predatory paedophile". | |
| "Donnelly is without doubt a ruthless, predatory paedophile, whose behaviour has affected the young girls he preyed upon," he said. | |
| "We hope the victims who have been involved in these two trials have received some comfort and satisfaction from the decision that's been reached by the courts." | |
| Donnelly was remanded in custody and will be sentenced on 21 August. | Donnelly was remanded in custody and will be sentenced on 21 August. |
| Neither trial was linked to the ongoing investigation at the former Haut de la Garenne children's home. |